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BTO LLP has welcomed its latest trainees.

With weeks to go before new legal obligations are imposed on employers to take “reasonable steps” to prevent the sexual harassment of employees through the Worker Protection Act 2023, HR teams are being urged to prepare for the changes. Employment law specialists at Aberdein Considine wi

Martin Griffiths OBE, the former UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, gave the keynote address at this year’s Scottish Global Dialogues at the Signet Library. Scottish Global Dialogues is a joint initiative of Beyond Borders Scotland and the WS Society, which brings a speaker o

An electrician who admitted secretly filming more than a dozen people in private situations over the course of a decade has been jailed. James Denholm, 34, pleaded guilty to multiple charges including voyeurism and stalking at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on July 22.

Holiday park operator Pontins has apologised for discriminating against Irish Travellers as it begins to implement an action plan developed with Britain's equality watchdog. In February, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published an investigation into Pontins and served the company wi

Brodies LLP has announced the appointment of banking and finance partner James Wilson to the firm. Mr Wilson has spent more than two decades in practice, having worked in London, Brussels and Sydney, with clients in the US, Australia, Malaysia, China, Indonesia and the UK. He has extensive experienc

Sixty-nine per cent of adults in Scotland either do not have a will or have one that is out of date, a national will-writing charity has revealed.

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £287,488 in June-August 2024, an annual increase of 2.3 per cent, ESPC reports.

The UK government has suspended around 30 out of some 350 arms export licences for military equipment to Israel. A review commissioned by foreign secretary David Lammy is said to have concluded that the items – which include components of "fighter aircraft, helicopters and drones as well as it

A local council in South Korea is offering cash incentives to young people who strike up a relationship following a local matchmaking event. Busan's Saha district office is offering 1 million won (around €675 or £570) to any couples that form after a mass blind-dating event to be hosted b

Members of Brazil's Supreme Court have voted unanimously to uphold a ban on X in the country. The temporary ban had been imposed on Friday after the social media giant refused to comply with local laws.

The Scottish Land Commission has highlighted the opportunity to further develop crofting as a key component of Scotland’s land reform programme. Welcoming a consultation which proposes updates to the Crofting Act, the commission emphasised crofting’s vital role in "diversifying land owne

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP (RCCW) is celebrating three anniversaries for the firm and its partners. 2024 marks 20 years since the merger of Raeburn Christie and Clark & Wallace, as well as the 30-year anniversary of partner Fiona Coutts and the 20-year anniversary of partner Faye D

A teenage rapist who attacked four girls over the course of nine months has been given a 10-year extended sentence. Sam Brown was found guilty of seven charges on July 30 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

A second residential rehabilitation service to support women and their children through recovery from addiction and substance use has been opened in Falkirk. The Scottish government has invested £5.5 million to support the development of this Aberlour Childcare Trust facility, as well as a hou